Drifting flowers over the water, wandering clouds in the wind. Deep in the night she awaits for her love. These themes, often found in Vietnamese poetry, are buddhist-inspired images of the world’s impermanence, of the fragility of our existence. Ephemeral yet always renewed. Thus the Vietnamese musical tradition is transfigured in Fragile Beauty by unexpected encounters (jazz harmonies, African rhythms, Japanese vividness), by new orchestration of ancient instruments (koto, trung or luth) and a true dimension of improvisation and interplay. Nguyên LêFar from being a matter of personal preference or utopian ideology, the global citizen is a fact of 21st century city life. Wandering through the streets of any big metropolis in the world, it becomes immediately apparent that the so-called “global village” is a reality, not just a catchph...

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ACT Music - The Discovery Label"Today ACT is considered one of the finest curators of progressive jazz and creative music.” DOWNBEAT (US). With a roster that boasts some of the most influential contemporary jazz recordings of recent years - namely those of the unforgetable e.s.t. - among a wide range of leading jazz musicians German label ACT has grown to a global force. Since 1992 ACT has championed an incredible array of jazz artists who are defined by their desire to push musical boundaries while reaching out to a wider audience with both authenticity and innovation at their core. This list includes the likes of Nils Landgren, Youn Sun Nah, Lars Danielsson and Michael Wollny.

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